Comments on Advance Indiana™: House Republicans Overwhelmingly Pass Bill To Block Public Access To Police Videos

Negative. Releasing police videos prior to either...

2016-01-30T17:40:40.174-05:00

Negative. Releasing police videos prior to either pending criminal cases or civil litigation could jeopardize the integrety of the cases/litigation. Be careful what you wish for.

You make a valid point, anon. 10:55. When Phyllis ...

2016-01-27T23:11:51.639-05:00

You make a valid point, anon. 10:55. When Phyllis Schlafly led the opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment she was quick to point out that it did more than ensure equality to women, which she said was already attainable under the Civil Rights Act. The ERA would require legalization of gay marriage, subject women to the draft, require uni-sex bathrooms, etc. They succeeded in beating the ERA, but the Supreme Court has slowly interpreted the Constitution to provide virtually everything the proponents of ERA sought. There's a pending case before the Court of Appeals in Denver that could pave the way to the legalization of polygamous marriages.

"Unfortunately, the U.S. Constitution does no...

2016-01-27T22:55:28.216-05:00

"Unfortunately, the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the public access to public records. "

But it guarantees abortion, gay marriage, assault weapons bans and mandatory health insurance?

You don't understand how constitutional law is played.

Speak the number of an amendment, and say that records are covered by it. If the judges want to side with you, poof, you just made constitutional law.

Stick this under the First Amendment as appurtenant to the freedom of the press. One's press is worthless if one doesn't know what to use it complain about. A court will buy it.

The pigs want to maintain control so they have tim...

2016-01-27T21:28:03.768-05:00

The pigs want to maintain control so they have time to doctor the video before presenting it as perjured evidence

Public information is property of the people- this...

2016-01-27T19:12:51.052-05:00

Public information is property of the people- this will require legal challenge.

This is bad law. It defaults the video to being av...

2016-01-27T19:09:29.501-05:00

This is bad law. It defaults the video to being available only if the police agree. The law should be exactly the other way; the video and audio should be available unless there are valid reasons to hold it back.

Refer to https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160127/archer-heights/whats-behind-no-sound-syndrome-on-chicago-police-dashcams for reasons not to leave control of the records in the hands of the police force.

Unfortunately, the U.S. Constitution does not guar...

2016-01-27T17:40:11.722-05:00

Unfortunately, the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the public access to public records. That's why legislation is necessary to ensure access to public records.

Unconstitutional.

2016-01-27T17:36:29.003-05:00

Unconstitutional.